Learn the basics of two- and three-dimensional design including composition, organization, problem solving, and much more. A rare opportunity to take this class during summer quarter.
This class explores the representation of women and race in Western culture, LGBTQ+ arts, African American art and artists, contemporary American Indian arts, and The Culture Wars.
Highlights of Chinese visual arts from Neolithic to present. Studies jade, bronze, lacquer, silk, Buddhist sculpture, ceramics, calligraphy, painting, architecture, film, installation arts.
Explore the power of music to effect social change in this course taught by a noted UW choral composer specializing in works on socially relevant topics.
Explore some of the greatest works of American Musical Theater in this course examining history and development of the form.
Dig into the role of music and sound design in cinematic storytelling in this survey of film soundtracks from the past one hundred years.
Explores creative, theoretical, & historical perspectives of New Media Art. Students cultivate their own artistic vision through video lectures, online discussions and creative assignments.
Learn about the history and evolution of Butoh, the expressionist dance and underground art born in Japan after WW3.
Learn the ways in which dance has adapted and transformed on account of migration and cross-cultural exchanges through a Mexican perspective.
Explore the profound societal impacts of rap music in African-American culture and beyond through readings, discussions, and active workshops on writing lyrics, creating beats, and more.